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New Designers announce the award winners for best product, furniture and furnishings 2005
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The UK's leading graduate design show has an unrivalled record for identifying the most exciting young contemporary talent. Winning one of the New Designers Awards frequently indicates the start of an illustrious design career.
New Designers is delighted to announce the winners of the 2005 awards for best product, furniture and furnishings at New Designers Part 2 (7 - 10 July 2005). Judging for Part 2 of the two-week event took place with leading industry figures selecting from the 2,000 dynamic graduates whose work is showcasing here.
New Designers, with generous support from leading brands and influential commercial organisations, provides crucial encouragement and support to the graduating designers through its annual awards scheme. The awards include financial prizes, exhibition opportunities, in-kind materials, professional advice and work placements.
Tutors, exhibitors and industry figures toasted the winners' success with a cool Bombay Sapphire cocktail generously provided by the event partner.
New Designers Award winners 2005
Winner & College Award Discipline
Mary Rose Cook The BDC New Designer of the Year Award Product
Goldsmiths College for 'Cooks Measure'
Prize: £2000 & PR, accountancy, and legal advice
Judges citation: 'Mary Rose Cook has created a new simple, poetic object and impressed us with her lateral thinking, creativity, experimentation and observeration.'
Mary Rose Cook says 'Thank you to the BDC and New Designers. The award will fund my setting up a design business. I hope to apply to NESTA and other organisations for funding and I'm sure the Award will boost my chances of success.'
Jonathan Watson The BDC New Designer of the Year - Runner Up Graphics
Teeside University Prize: £500
Judges citation: 'He exhibited a diverse range of styles and responded well to each brief. We were impressed with his willingness to challenge himself and experiment with his medium.'
Jonathan Watson says, 'I am really shell-shocked. I feel so proud. I feel I've achieved something really special. To win one award is special - but two awards is unique. When you are a student you produce work for yourself, but the award gives endorsement from leading creatives.
Gini Coates The New Designers One Year On Award in association with the Crafts Council
Prize: £1000 of legal advice
Judges citations: 'Gini has already diversified from pure textiles to 3D design. She's on a learning curve in business and technical aspects and is thriving. She's identified a market few designers consider.'
Gini Coates says, 'It's a fantastic opportunity and the advice will be invaluable, and a massive thank you to the London Printworks Trust for all their support over the last year. Having a New Designers award makes a real difference as people see you differently.'
Perita Patel The New Designers Allermuir Award for Furniture for Manufacture
Buckinghamshire Prize: £1000
Chilterns
Judges citation: 'Perita shows inventiveness and maturity across her work. It is well thought out and well resolved. She demonstrates the recognition of the fact that simple ideas, executed elegantly is often enough. Whilst being confident and convincing, she is also very honest and modest.'
Perita Patel says, 'I'm very proud to have this award and be saluted from hundreds of other designers. Thank you Philips, I'm really grateful. I'd like to work for a company, but am interested to see if anyone wants to commission or buy my designs.'
Karen Babel The New Designers KBSA Award for Product
Nottingham Trent The Kitchen, Bathroom and Bedroom
Prize: £1000
Judges citation: 'The award is given for simplicity, space-saving, practical, user-friendly, versatile and great attention to detail.'
Karen Babel says, 'I'm grateful to KBSA for the award and also for the support and help I have had from Scan-Thor, Ablest, Steve Rutherford and all my friends and family. I hope to get some of my ideas into production and also to work with design consultancies.' Previously her 'Underwater Chandelier' was selected by the British Council for Talento in Milan 05 and she has won an Undu Award for the same chandelier to be exhibited at 100% Design in September.
Loftus Hall The New Designers James Dyson Foundation Award for
Bournemouth Product
University Prize: £2000
Judges citation: 'A mechanically ingenious solution which has real appeal. The result is a well considered and clever product.'
Loftus Hall says, 'Winning this award has confirmed my plans to go into design, so I really hope to get a job soon. I will use the monies to take driving lessons.'
Lucas Opalinski The New Designers Real Sheepskin Association Furniture
Buckinghamshire Award for Furniture and Furnishings
Chilterns Prize: £1000
Judges citation: 'The most comprehensively thought through piece challenging the use of sheepskin.'
Remarkably this student has just completed his HND in design. Lucas Opalinski says, 'I was delighted to have the chance to exhibit at New Designers and intend to continue to complete the BA in Furniture Design and then hope to transfer to the USA for an MA. The money will cover the expenses incurred to create the prototype. Special thanks to Mr Andrew Tinnion from 'Fenland Sheepskin' for providing me with high quality, fine sheepskin as well as Mr Peter Robinson from "Easy Rider" for helping with the professional upholstering.’
Lea Doherty The New Designers Peter Walker Award for Furniture
Northumbria Innovation in Furniture
University Prize: £2,000
Judges citation: 'A new contemporary vocabulary is seen in the piece that combines iconic nostalgia with slick engineering, all amplified through a keen eye for colour, fashion and future consumer trends.'
Lea Doherty says, 'I'm going to spend my award on luxury! I'm stunned. I didn't really have specific plans but this award has opened up lots of possibilities and avenues. A huge thank you to Peter Walker and to Northumbria University for all their support.'
Anthony Smith The New Designers Philips Award Product design
Northumbria Prize: £1000
University
The Spun-Washing Machine
Judges citation: 'The project matches our criteria: sense and simplicity; user-centred approach (eg using "personas"). We appreciated his design process, approach and methodology.'
Anthony Smith says, 'The Philips award has reinforced my belief that understanding user needs and behaviour is at the heart of successful product design. The monetary award will ease the financial strain caused by four years at university and allow me to concentrate upon finding employment as a product designer.'
Richard Taylor The New Designers DKNY Award Furniture design
University of Prize: £1000 and showcase in flagship store.
Central Lancashire
For the Sub V Chair the judges citation says: 'An amusing take on our subconscious actions.'
Richard Taylor says, 'I am particularly thrilled that people can look past the mere aesthetics and enjoy the interaction with the product. Now I am discussing the possibility of showcasing at Designers Block.'
Submitted: 12 Jul 2005
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